Concrete product and process of manufacturing the same



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BOATING R PLASTIC. Exammfi Patented 0a. 13, 1925. I 'i 1,556,759

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES J. CONNELLY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CONCRETE PRODUCT AND PROCESS OF IAN'UIACTUBUG THE SAME.

Illo Drawing. Application fled September 5, 1923. Serial Io. 861,107.

To all whomitmaycomem: in any suitable manner, and the colored Be itknown that I, JAMES J. CoNNaLLY, slabs are then h into fine particles. acitizen of the United States, residing at The colored e net and thecolored fine Chicago, in the county of Cook and State particles of clay,as well as the usual lime I of Illmois, have invented certain new and ormagnesia cements, are mixed together useful Improvements in ConcreteProducts with water in r0 rtion to give the desired and Processes ofManufacturing the Same, strenmd dhra ility to the product. As of whichthe following is a specification. the water is added, the ex cess.color' mat- This invention relates to a process of ter in the driedcolored dust, form e lf from .10 manufacturing products from concrete,as the semi-pulpy mixture of wood and paper, well as the productsmanufactured from permeates the cement and any other aggresaid process,such as flower pots and potgates which may'be added to the mixture, teryware or products which are employed such as river sand and silicas,which towherever hard wearing permanently colgether with the coloredfine particles of II ored concrete articles are desired, but it is claygive the desired color throughout tothe to be understood that a process,m accordmass. ance with this invention, can be employed The mass is thenplaced in molds and in connection with the manufacture of any subjectedto ressure to give it the desired class of products for which theprocess is density and s ape. .0 found applicable, and the invention hasfor The ingredients composing the semiits object to provide, in a manneras hereinpulpy mixtures from a soft clinging cement after set forth, aprocess for producing a or mder thereby reduc' the brittlenesspermanently colored concrete roduct of of the finished product an whichtends to any desired color or sha e, as we 1 as a conprevent chipping orbreaking oif of the l crete product which w' be light in weight, same.80 strong, durable and not easilychipfid, as The method of manufacturingproducts well as-a concrete product which can used from concrete, asreferred to, will provide wherever a hard wearing permanently 001- forthe forming of permanently colored cred concrete article is desired.concrete roducts of any desired sha 80 "In manufacturing a concreteproduct in color or shade, depending upon the co or accordance with theprocess of this invenwhich has been mixed with the fine dust and tion,there is employed the usual lime or which corres nds to the color mixedwith ma nesia cements to which is added a colorthe clay, ans as beforestated, a permam which also acts to reduce nently colored concreteproduct is not only 86 the britt eness to a minimum in the ultiderivedfrom the rocess, but also a product to mate roduct, and there is furtheradded a which can be wherever a hard wearing second color-absorbingmedium which also permanently colored concrete article can be .acts as ameans to increase the strength and used. durability of the ultimateproduct. What I claim is- The color-absorbing medium which also 1. As anew article of manufacture a acts'to reduce brittleness to a minimum ofhomogeneous product colored thro bout the ultimate product, is preparedfrom and consisting of a drie ver1ze and wood and plagr reduced to asemi-pulp colored vegetable fibrcTTsb'o fiormearfom m1x ure w c is enr1e an roun 'afsemi puig of and paper 5 me dust and witlm is'dust is m1xwiththe'a i ionbfamine ralj'olgr, {"661 a suitable mineral color orcolors, after cred, har epgq mhdr.lcnlshedntenacifi's which the du 1sthoroughly dried. Qi11mm masslon1ay,cgl9 ed to The color-absorbingmedium which furgrrssimndnxhemlornfihefibrous bodther acts to givestrength and durability to and subsequently hardened and crushe theultimate product, is prepared from a anda cementltlous substance.

tenacious substance, such as cla and col- 2. The process ofmanufacturing a homoored thro bout to corres n 1n color 5 genepusconcrete product colored thro htlie color ii the dust whic is formedfrom out, mnsisting' in forming a semi-p py the semi-pulp mixture. Theclay is then mixture pf wood and paper, then succesformed into slabs,then hardened by fire, or slvely grmdmg, drymg, coloring and drying thesame to provide a colored powdered, portion to provide a homogeneousmixture dried body then correspond ly coloring a. colored throughout andof a consistency to body of cay and subsequenty hardening bgfffmolded.

and crushing said colored clay body into In testimony whereof, I aflixmy signa- 5 fine particles and then mixing said bodies ture hereto.

with a body of cementitious material combined with the addition of waterin a. pro- JAMES J. CONNELLY.

